Some of the Best Ways to Keep Children Busy When You're Working From Home

For many working from home due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, keeping their children busy may be one of the toughest challenges. We’ve rounded up some fantastic resources ideal for keeping the little ones busy whilst you work. For top tips when working from home, check out our guide.

The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is an ever-changing situation. This article was published on 30 March 2020.

For those of you with children at home, we’ve rounded up a few ideas to keep them entertained during the current ‘lockdown’. With virtual excursions to the zoo, The Louvre, or even the Great Wall of China, there’s plenty out there:

The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities and games – kids.sandiegozoo.org

Free Weeks of Maker Stations to keep your children creating at home! Each challenge includes simple instructions using materials around the house, QR code video resources and a student recording sheet: bit.ly/freemakerstations

A human visualization platform that allows students to explore the human body in really cool ways: human.biodigital.com

No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums as this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen: www.si.edu/kids

Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations and explore different forms of art: artsology.com

Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth. With interactive models and detailed explanations, this website will help them learn more about the internal mechanics of the amazing human body: www.innerbody.com